Episode 26 - Swatch Watches & Diet Coke Heads

This week on The Naked Lunch - Suicide Watch

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Movies reviewed :

Wristcutters

Heathers

The Bridge

Virgin Suicides

Tout Est Parfait

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Views on suicide have been influenced by cultural views on existential themes such as religion, honor, and the meaning of life. Most Western and Asian religions—the Abrahamic religions, Buddhism, Hinduism—consider suicide a dishonorable act; in the West it was regarded as a serious crime and offense against God due to religious belief in the sanctity of life. Japanese views on honor and religion led to seppuku being respected as a means to atone for mistakes or failure during the samurai era; Japanese suicide rates remain some of the developed world's highest. In the 20th century suicide in the form of self-immolation has been used as a form of protest, and in the form of kamikaze and suicide bombing as a military or terrorist tactic. Sati was a Hindu funeral practice in which the widow would immolate herself on her husband’s funeral pyre.

Medically assisted suicide (euthanasia, or the right to die) is a controversial ethical issue involving people who are terminally ill, in extreme pain, and/or have minimal quality of life through illness. Self-sacrifice for others is not usually considered suicide, as the goal is not to kill oneself but to save another.

The predominant view of modern medicine is that suicide is a mental health concern, associated with psychological factors such as the difficulty of coping with depression, inescapable suffering or fear, or other mental disorders and pressures. Suicide is sometimes interpreted in this framework as a "cry for help" and attention, or to express despair and the wish to escape, rather than a genuine intent to die. Most people who attempt suicide do not complete suicide on a first attempt; those who later gain a history of repetitions are significantly more at risk of eventual completion.

Nearly a million people worldwide die by suicide annually. There are an estimated 10 to 20 million attempted suicides every year. Elderly males have the highest suicide rate, although rates for young adults have been increasing in recent years.

Playlist

Heathers sound byte

Naked Lunch Intro

Gogo Bordell0 - Sacred Darling

Wristcutters sound byte

Wristcutters review

Tom Waits – Somewhere over The Rainbow

Making of Wristcutters

Wristcutters review

Screaming Lord Sutch – She`s falling in love with a monster man

Movieland add

Heathers sound byte

Heathers review

Making of Heathers

Heathers review

Sly & The Family Stone – Whatever Will Be Will Be

Heathers sound byte

New to DVD

Gogo Bordello – Mala Vida

Heathers sound byte

Tout est Parfait review

Del Shannon – My Little Runaway

Del Shannon review

Virgin Suicides sound byte

Virgin Suicides review

Al Green – How Can You Mend A Broken Heart

Virgin Suicides sound byte

Naked Lunch add

The Bridge review

The Hollies – The Air That I Breathe

Feedback

Classic Scene

Closing coments

Nick Drake

Outro

Episode 25 - B - Southland Hope!

Tune in to our special on director Richard Kelly.

Find out if we think Southland Tales has hope to become a cult classic like Donnie Darko did!

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Playlist

Naked Lunch intro

New To DVD

Classic Scene #2

Southland Tales trailer

Southland Tales review

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Howl

Southland Tales sound byte

Southland Tales review

Donnie Darko vs. Southland Tales

Pixies - Wave of Mutilation

Donnie Darko sound byte

Donnie Darko review

21 review

Donnie Darko sound byte

Gary Jules - Mad World

Donnie Darko sound byte

Echo & The Bunneyman - The Killing Moon

Donnie Darko sound byte

Episode 25 -A - The Getaway

Episode 25 - The Bank Job

According to the Independence Hall Association in Philadelphia, the first bank robbery in America happened during the night of August 31 or the early morning of September 1, 1798 at the Bank of Pennsylvania at Carpenters' Hall. The vaults were apparently robbed of $162,821, or approximately $1.8 million in 2006 dollars. Because no forced entry evidence existed, authorities assumed it was an "inside" job. Several suspects were immediately imprisoned and prosecuted, but the culprits eventually charged were a man, Isaac Davis, and a partner. Within days of the heist, Davis' partner fell victim to a plague of yellow fever that ravaged Philadelphia that summer.

Tune in as we review The Bank Job and take a look back at the top 10 Heist films about a bank robbery.

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Playlist

The Naked Lunch show Intro

News & Feedback

Movieland Add

Mission Disctict - Pick your Neighborhood

The Bank Job trailer

The Bank Job review

Heat sound byte

Mission District - Age of Pretending

Heat sound byte

Heat review

Heat sound byte

Heat review

The Getaway review

Heat sound byte

Mission District - All I ever Wanted

Bonnie & Clyde review

Bonnie & Clyde sound byte

Bonnie & Clyde sound byte

Ellliot Goldenthal feat. Moby - New Dawn Fades

Bonnie & Clyde sound byte

Episode 19 - A (1st hour) Modern Cowboys

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Reviews!

- The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

- 3:10 To Yuma

- The Proposition

- Renegade (Blueberry)

& more...

Playlist

1- Naked Lunch show Intro

2- Sic Ric & Dr. J intro

3- Assassination of Jesse James trailer

4- Assassinaion of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford review

5- Nick Cave & PJ Harvey - Death is not the end

6- 3:10 To Yuma Trailer

7- 3:10 To Yuma review

8- Logan Lerman interview

9- 3:10 To Yuma review

10- Band of Horses - Our Swords

11- The Renegade trailer

12- Renegade (Blueberry) review

13- Band of Horses – Funeral

14- The Proposition review

15- Interview – Director John Hillcoat

16- Wrap up

17- United Steel Workers of Montreal Tracy Dean

The western genre, particularly in films, often portrays the conquest of the wilderness and the subordination of nature in the name of civilisation or the confiscation of the territorial rights of the original inhabitants of the frontier. The Western depicts a society organised around codes of honor, rather than the law, in which persons have no social order larger than their immediate peers, family, or perhaps themselves alone. The popular perception of the Western ^[1] is a story that centres on the life of a semi-nomadic wanderer, usually a cowboy or a gunfighter.

In some ways, such protagonists could be considered the literary descendants of the knight errant which stood at the center of an earlier extensive genre. Like the cowboy or gunfighter of the Western, the knight errant of the earlier European tales and poetry was wandering from place to place on his horse, fighting villains of various kinds and bound to no fixed social structures but only to his own innate code of honour. And like knights errant, the heroes of Westerns frequently rescue damsels in distress.

The technology of the era – such as the telegraph, printing press, and railroad – may be evident, usually symbolising the imminent end of the frontier. In some "late Westerns", such as The Wild Bunch, the motor car and even the aeroplane are referenced. Weapons technology is very evident and a recurring theme is the merit of the latest piece of "hardware", be it a repeating rifle produced by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company or a Colt Single Action Army handgun. Dynamite also features somewhat, both as a blasting agent and as a weapon, and to a lesser extent the Gatling gun.

The Western takes these elements and uses them to tell simple morality tales, usually set against the spectacular scenery of the American West. Westerns often stress the harshness of the wilderness and frequently set the action in a desert-like landscape. Specific settings include isolated forts, ranches and homesteads; the Native American village; or the small frontier town with its saloon, general store, livery stable and jailhouse. Apart from the wilderness, it usually the saloon that emphasises that this is the "Wild West": it is the place to go for music (raucous piano playing), girls (often prostitutes), gambling (draw poker or five card stud), drinking (beer or whiskey), brawling and shooting. In some westerns, where "civilisation" has arrived, the town has a church and a school; in others, where frontier rules still hold sway, it is, as Sergio Leone said, "where life has no value".

Episode 18 - Everyday People

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Episode 18 - Everyday People

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Films reviewed:

The Killer of Sheep (which was our first entry into our ``Masterpiece Cinema page.``)

Goerge Washington ( directorial debut by David Gordon Green.)

The King of Kong, A Fist Full Of Quarters (which not only won Best Documentary on The Naked Lunch Movie Awards `2007 but also made Sic Ric`s top 10 list.)

& last but not least….

In studio interview with Director Eduardo Lucatero!

Playlist

Wax Tailor - Behind

Sic Ric Intro

Wax Tailor - Que ser

Listener appreciation

Killer of Sheep Soundbyte

Elmore James - Catfish blues

Killer of Sheep sound byte

Killer of Sheep Review

Dinah Washington - This Bitter Earth

Elmore James - Mean & Evil

George Washington sound byte

George Washington review

David Gordon Green interview part 1

George Washington review

David Gordon Green interview part 2

George Washington sound byte

Goerge Washington review

David Gordon Green interview part 3

Goerge Washington sound byte

Goerge Washington review

Billie Holiday Summertime

Eduardo Lucatero interview part 1

Wax Tailor - Dahm That

Little Walter - Mean old world

Eduardo Lucatero interview part 2

Wax Tailor - Birth of A Struggle

Eduardo Lucatero interview part 3

Nina Simone - House of the Rising Sun

Eduardo Lucatero interview part 3

The King of Kong trailer

The King of Kong Review

Jimmy Castor Bunch King Kong

Episode 24 – Funny Games

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Episode 24 – Funny Games

"A feature film is twenty-four lies per second." -- Michael Haneke, Cannes (2005)

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He is best known for his bleak and disturbing style. His films often document problems and failures in modern society.

This week we feature Director Michael Haneke and review his films Funny Games, Benny’s Video, the 7^th Continent, Le Pianist and Cache.

Also a look at Crazy love, the winner of the best documentary at this year’s Independent Spirit Awards and a review on the first must see of 2008, In Bruges!

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Play List

Show Intro

Listener feedback

Recent News

Call Me Poupee - Singapore Slang

Michael Haneke bio

7th Continent review

Electrocute - I Need A Freak

Benny's Video review

Stereo Total - Love You Ono

Funny Games review

Bxter – Television

Classic Scene #1

New to DVD releases

Crazy Love review

Nanette Workman – Petite Homme

In Bruges review

Confessions of a video store clerk!

M.I.A. - Paper Planes

The Piano Teacher review

Cache review

Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Maps

Episode 23- Paint My Masterpiece?

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Thursday March 6^th – Art Is a Lie

Tune in to our first episode focusing solely on documentaries. First we kick it off with our second entry in our Masterpiece Cinema page. Of course we are talking about our very much delayed review of Style Wars. Journey with us through a history of Hip Hop culture only to break and discuss the newest DVD release “My Kid Could Paint That. Also a look back at the film "Who The Fuck is Jackson Pollock?

This is sure to be one of our best shows yet!

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Graffiti (singular: graffito; the plural is used as a mass noun) is the name for images or lettering scratched, scrawled, painted or marked in any manner on property. Graffiti is often regarded by others as unsightly damage or unwanted vandalism.

Graffiti has existed since ancient times, with examples going back to Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire.^[1] Graffiti can be anything from simple scratch marks to elaborate wall paintings. In modern times, spray paint and markers have become the most commonly used materials. In most countries, defacing property with graffiti without the property owner's consent is considered vandalism, which is punishable by law. Sometimes graffiti is employed to communicate social and political messages. To some, it is an art form worthy of display in galleries and exhibitions. However, the public generally frowns upon "tags" that deface bus stops, trains, buildings, playgrounds and other public property.

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Breakdance, breaking, b-boying or b-girling is a street dance style that evolved as part of the hip hop movement among African American and Puerto Rican youths in the South Bronx of New York City during the early 1970s. It is normally danced to pop, funk or hip hop music, often remixed to prolong the breaks, and is a well-known hip hop dance style. A breakdancer, breaker, b-boy or b-girl refers to a person who practices breakdancing.

Since its inception, breakdancing has provided a youth culture constructive alternative to violent urban street gangs. Today, breakdancing culture is a remarkable discipline somewhere in-between those of dancers and athletes. Since acceptance and involvement centers on dance skills, breakdancing culture is usually free of the common race, gender and age boundaries of a subculture and has been accepted worldwide.

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Play List!

1- Naked Lunch Intro

2- Sic Ric Intro

3- KRS-ONE - Outtha Here

4- Style Wars sound byte

5- Style Wars review

6- Q-bert & company - wavetwisers

7- Style Wars review

8- Tony Silver & Henry Chalfant interview clip

9- Style Wars review

10- Tony Silver & Henry Chalfant interview clip 2

11- Style Wars sound byte

12- Kurtis Blow - The Breaks

13- Style Wars review

14- Tony Silver & Henry Chalfant interview clip 3

15- Roxanne Shante - Go On Girl

16- Dr.J - History of Hip Hop

17- Style Wars sound byte

18- Apache feat. The Furious Five - Sugar Hill Gang

19- Tony Silver & Henry Chalfant interview clip 4

20- Freshest Kids review

21- Dr.J - History of Hip Hop

22- De La Soul - Ghetto Thang

23- My Kid Could Paint That sound byte

24- My Kid Could Paint That review

25- Mike Krimmel interview clip part 1

26- What is Art with Doc Holiday

27- Mike Krimmel interview clip part 2

28- What is Art with Doc Holiday

29- My Kid Could Paint That review

30- Mike Krimmel interview clip part 3

31- Bob Dylan - Paint My Masterpiece

32- Who The !#&% Is Jackson Pollock?

33- DJ Shadow - Building Steam With A Grain Of Salt

34- History of DJ Kool Herk sound byte

35- Freshest Kids review

36- Dr.J - History of Hip Hop

37- KRS-ONE - South Bronx

38- Dr.J - History of Hip Hop

39- Birth of spinning sound byte

40- Dr.J - History of Hip Hop

41- History of Popping & Locking sound byte

42- Scratch review

43- Scratch sound byte

44- Scratch review

45- Scratch sound byte

46- Shirley Ellis - The Clapping Song

47- History of Hip Hop wrap up!

48- Apache - The Freshest Kids

Episode 22 - It's A No Brainer! Zombies in Pop Culture part 2

Episode 22 - It's A No Brainer! Zombies in Pop Culture part 2

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Our second and very much requested special on Zombies in Pop Culture!

In the Middle Ages, it was commonly believed that the souls of the dead could return to earth and haunt the living. The belief in revenants (someone who has returned from the dead) is well documented by contemporary European writers of the time, such as William of Newburgh and Walter Map. According to the Encyclopedia of Things that Never Were^[7], particularly in France during the Middle Ages, the revenant rises from the dead usually to avenge some crime committed against the entity, most likely a murder. The revenant usually took on the form of an emaciated corpse or skeletal human figure, and wandered around graveyards at night. The "draugr" of medieval Norse mythology were also believed to be the corpses of warriors returned from the dead to attack the living. The zombie appears in several other cultures worldwide, including China, Japan, the Pacific, India, and the Native Americans.

The Epic of Gilgamesh of ancient Sumer includes a mention of zombies. Ishtar, in the fury of vengeance says:

Father give me the Bull of Heaven,
So he can kill Gilgamesh in his dwelling.
If you do not give me the Bull of Heaven,
I will knock down the Gates of the Netherworld,
I will smash the doorposts, and leave the doors flat down,
and will let the dead go up to eat the living!
And the dead will outnumber the living!

Episode 22 - Playlist

1- Naked Lunch Intro

2- Thriller sound byte

3- Sic Ric Intro

4- The Runabouts - The Strangeness

5- Shaun of the Dead sound byte

6- Evil Dead sound byte

7- Evil Dead review

8- Evil Dead sound byte

9- The Sparkles – Hipsville

10- Evil Dead 2 sound byte

11- The Frantics - Mr.Werewolf

12- Zombie films from the 90's

13- Return of the Living dead sound byte

14- The Cramps - Return of the Living Dead

15- Zombies in video games

16- Zombies in Asian cinema

17- Guitar Wolf – Satisfaction

18- DVD Talk

19- Beowulf sound byte

20- DVD talk

21- Murder Party sound byte

22- DVD talk

23- Asha Bhosle & Kisore Kumar - Typewriter, Tip, Tip, Tip

24- Planet Terror Sound byte

25- Zombies films from the past ten years

26- Shaun of the Dead sound byte

27- Zombies films from the past ten years

28- Shaun of the Dead sound byte

29- Smiths - Panic in the Streets of London

30- 28 Days Later review